Room 7's Olympic News

Hello, everyone. Today we are talking about the Olympics! When the Olympic starts (which is in less than one day) most of us will be watching it on television, unless you’re lucky enough to be in London, watching it live! But did you know that the Berlin Olympics (held in 1936) were the first Olympic games to ever be broadcast on television?
Did you know that no married women were allowed to watch the Ancient Olympics? That is because all the male athletes were expected to participate naked. But ‘certain bits’ could be covered up by a leather string.
Have you ever been to the Olympics? Well, if you have you should consider yourself lucky because only 9.6 million tickets are for sale (8 million for the Olympics and 1.6 million for the Para-olympics). You may say that’s a lot but actually there are millions and millions and MILLIONS of people in the world. So to be able to watch it live you should be grateful.
Have you ever seen the Olympic torch? If you have then, have you ever wondered what it represents? The sacred Olympic Torch represents the three Olympic values:
Respect, Excellence and Friendship.
It also stands for the three Olympic Words:
Faster, Higher, Stronger.
The five Olympic rings represent the five major regions of the world:
Asia, America, Europe, Africa and Oceania.
Every national flag in the world includes at least one of the six colours (which include yellow, blue, green, black, red and  white) in their flag.
See you next time at Room 7, Pinehill School News.